PhD (Michigan State University)

Senior LecturerThe University of Auckland: Applied Language Studies and Linguistics

Biography

I am a senior lecturer of Applied Language Studies at the University of Auckland, where I teach postgraduate and undergraduate courses in second language acquisition and language pedagogy such as Instructed Second Language Learning, Task-based Teaching and Learning, Individual Differences, Second Language Acquisition, Theories of Second Language Acquisition. I received my PhD from Michigan State University. My recent and forthcoming publications appear in Studies in Second Language Acquisition,Language Learning, Modern Language Journal, Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching Research, among others.

Research | Current

Indidivual differences in language aptitude, working memory, motivation, and anxiety.

Corrective feedback

Task-based language teaching and learning

Form-focused instruction

Second language classroom research

Meta-analysis and other quantitative research methods

My primary interest is in investigating the interactions between learning conditions (e.g., implicit vs. explicit; task type) and individual difference variables such as language aptitude and working memory. My other research interests include form-focused instruction, quantitative research methods, and language testing. I take an integrated, dynamic approach to SLA, and I also consider my research as evolving rather than static. Therefore I'm always open to new areas of research. I'm currently working on a few projects on corrective feedback, language aptitude, and task-based language learning and teaching.

Fu, M., & Li, S. (2017). The cognitive processes of task performance and their associations with working memory. Paper presented at 40th Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, Oregon. 18 March - 21 March 2017.

Fu, M., & Li, S. (2017). The cognitive processes of task performance and their associations with working memory. Modern Foreign Languages, 40 (1), 114-124. Related URL. Other University of Auckland co-authors: Mengxia Fu